(Table 1) Prey species identified from the scats of Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) on Bouvet Island

• Main Authors: Hofmeyr, G J Greg, Bester, Marthán Nieuwoudt, Kirkman, Steve P, Lydersen, Christian, Kovacs, Kit Maureen
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2010
• Subjects: Arctocephalus gazella; stomach content; Area/locality; Biological sample; BIOS; Bouvet_Is; Bouvet Island; Southern Ocean (Atlantic sector); Identified from scat remains (faeces); International Polar Year (2007-2008); IPY; Species; Taxon/taxa; Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctic Fur Seal; Antarctic Fur Seals; Antarctic Krill; Bouvetøya; Euphausia superba; International Polar Year; Polar Biology; Southern Ocean
• Online Access: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.811221; https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.811221

Intraspecific differences in the diets of many species of pinnipeds are to be expected in view of the great differences in morphology, life history and foraging behaviour between the sexes of many species. We examined the diet of the Antarctic fur seal population at Bouvetøya, Southern Ocean, to ass...